Human Waste-Driven Algae Blooms Linked to Dolphin Starvation in Florida Lagoon

Mysterious Deaths of 77 Dolphins in Florida Lagoon Finally Solved by Scientists

Florida's Indian River Lagoon made headlines in 2013 when bottlenose dolphins began washing up dead on shores in alarming numbers. By year's end, 77 dolphins, roughly 8% of the local population, had died in what scientists term an "unusual mortality event" (UME). The post Mysterious Deaths of 77 Dolphins in Florida Lagoon Finally Solved by Scientists appeared first on Study Finds.

A pod of dolphins has been spotted again in the Slovenian sea, off Fiesa. Experts have noticed a lot of unusual behavior in marine mammals in recent years. For example, they appear in places outside their habitat or their behavior deviates significantly from the characteristics of the species. Such behavior is also being recorded more and more frequently by researchers from the Piran-based Morigenos association, which participated in an internat…

Dolphins are starving to death in Florida. An algae bloom is to blame

Too many nutrients can cause microscopic marine algae to grow out of control with harmful effects on animals and people

Study warns weed fed by human activity killing off dolphins

The phytoplankton bloom deprived bottlenose dolphins of nutritious prey, damaged habitats and led to a sharp rise in strandings and deaths.

Starving Dolphins in Florida Traced to Algae Bloom Fueled by Human Waste

The dumping of effluent and fertilizer into Florida waters caused a massive bloom of phytoplankton, killing off much of the dolphins' food supply.

Scientists link a phytoplankton bloom to starving dolphins in Florida

In 2013, 8% of the bottlenose dolphins living in Florida's Indian River Lagoon died. Investigations have now revealed that the dolphins may have starved because key habitats for nutritious prey were destroyed by a phytoplankton bloom.